CBS SPORTS TO BECOME PRIMARY RIGHTSHOLDER FOR C-USA FOOTBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL INCLUDING CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN BOTH SPORTS

STADIUM EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH C-USA FOR FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

BOTH PARTNERS TO PRODUCE SELECT GAMES TO AIR EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK AS PART OF SUBLICENSE AGREEMENTS

IRVING, Texas – Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod announced today new innovative multimedia rights partnerships. A multi-year agreement makes CBS Sports the primary rightsholder for C-USA football and men’s basketball, televising the conference’s best games, including the championship game in each sport on CBS Sports Network.

MacLeod also announced that Stadium has expanded on last year’s partnership and will receive a strong selection of C-USA football and men’s basketball games.

“While exploring our options for future exposure, continuing our tremendous relationship with CBS Sports was a priority given our history,” said MacLeod. “We recognized this was an ideal opportunity to build on our existing partnerships with CBS and Stadium to stay on the forefront of broadcasting through both digital distribution and traditional means. We will continue pioneering fresh and innovative ways to deliver our diverse audience a multitude of viewing options on emerging platforms.”

Beginning with the 2018-19 season, CBS Sports Network will broadcast nine football games plus the C-USA Football Championship and eight men’s basketball games per year, as well as the C-USA men’s basketball championships semifinals and men’s and women’s basketball championship games.

CBS Sports also has reached an innovative deal with Facebook to sublicense and produce select C-USA football and basketball games that will broadcast exclusively on Facebook. The agreement allows for three football games and six basketball games per year to air on Facebook. The games will be a CBS Sports production, with CBS Sports announcers, graphics and branding.

“We are excited to extend our relationship with Conference USA for another five years and welcome Facebook as our new partner,” said Dan Weinberg, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports. “This unique deal allows CBS Sports Network to become the primary home of Conference USA, televising the conference’s top games, including the championship games for both sports. And in doing so, we are bringing on a new partner in Facebook, sublicensing select games and extending the CBS Sports brand to a new platform.”

Building on last year’s successes, Stadium will broadcast 15 football games and 17 men’s basketball games for the 2018-19 season. The deal includes the men’s quarterfinal rounds in the league’s annual basketball championship. The multi-platform sports network will broadcastseven of the 15 football games and 10 of the 21 men’s basketball games exclusively on Facebook. It will also continue to produce C-USA events for all of its digital and broadcast distribution partners including WatchStadium.com, the Stadium apps, and over-the-air broadcast and cable retransmission, in select markets. A full list of ways to watch Stadium can be found here: https://watchstadium.com/where-to-watch/.

"We are thrilled to deepen and extend our relationship with Conference USA, its great member institutions and fan bases, and with our partners at Facebook,” said Stadium CEO, Jason Coyle. “We are excited to work with the Conference to ensure that its games are produced and distributed at the cutting edge of sports media."

Stadium launched its 24/7, all-platform sports network in August 2017, and began its groundbreaking live streaming partnership with Facebook in 2017-18. The first Stadium game on Facebook Watch took place on September 2, 2017 when Miami played at Marshall. Stadium will continue to deliver uniquely coordinated production assets and social elements for its Facebook Watch broadcasts, making the viewing experience as interactive and personal as possible.

The games produced by CBS Sports and Stadium for Facebook will be available to fans in the U.S. on Facebook Watch. Fans globally will be able to access these games via CBS Sports and Stadium’s respective show Pages.

“No matter if it's at a tailgate or on Facebook, college sports bring people together,” said Rob Shaw, Facebook Sports Media and League Partnerships Lead. “So we're thrilled to partner with CBS Sports and Stadium to distribute exclusive, live Conference USA games to a global audience on our platform. We look forward to collaborating with these great broadcast partners to deliver interactive and social productions on Facebook Watch. This will enable fans to experience the excitement of C-USA football and basketball in unique and engaging ways next season.”

The full schedule of games and their corresponding distribution outlets will be announced at a later date.

About Conference USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I athletic conference based in Irving, Texas, that services 14 institutions of higher education – Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Now in its third decade, Conference USA has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics with an unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in competition, academics and community.

About CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is widely available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App by authenticating with select providers. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

About Stadium
Stadium is the original, cord cutter’s 24/7 sports network; a multi-platform network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including Silver Chalice, Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAMTech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/.

About Facebook Watch
Facebook Watch is a place to discover and enjoy shows on Facebook. Home to a wide range of shows – from scripted comedy and drama, to competition and reality series, to individual creators and live sports – Facebook Watch is a video platform where episodic content, community and conversation come together. This is a personalized viewing experience, where you can discover new series based on what your friends are watching, and catch up on the shows you follow. Facebook Watch is available for free on mobile apps across Apple and Android, on desktop, laptop and on TV apps listed here: https://videoapp.fb.com/.
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Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:14:47 GMTI know it's not football, but here you go

He is a very young coach, but has special teams coordination experience.
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Sat, 10 Mar 2018 06:36:50 GMTIan Rapoport‏Verified account @RapSheet

#Raiders DT Justin Ellis has agreed to terms on a 3-year, more than $15M, deal sources say, pending review of the final contract. More $6M guaranteed. A key building block in Oakland stays in place.
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Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:09 GMTA new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:

Louisiana Tech head football coach Skip Holtz has announced the newest addition to the coaching staff after welcoming Brian Gamble as the Bulldogs' new linebackers coach, the program officially announced on Wednesday.

Discuss it here.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:31:44 GMTWKU just added a home and home men's basketball series with the Arkansas Razorbacks in a multi-sport deal.

WKU men's basketball will travel to Arkansas next season with the return game scheduled for 2019 in Bowling Green.

As part of the "multi-sport deal", WKU football will also play @Arkansas in 2019 with games vs Louisville (in Nashville) and vs Army already on their schedule. Arkansas will pay WKU $1.5M to play in Fayetteville.

Anytime you can get the Univ of Arkansas to play on your home court, you've made a good deal. Throw in the $1.5M body bag football game, and the WKU AD looks like a genius.

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Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:10:36 GMTSome of you know I lost my Mom recently. And thanks again for all the messages of support of thoughts and prayers. They are much appreciated.

My sister has found, in a suitcase, photo albums and envelopes filled with pictures, OMG! Photos of my great, great grandparents' weddings, from 100 years ago. Good stuff! But, this is a football forum...

My Mom and Dad's second date was in the fall of 1949. Specifically they joined hundreds of other Tulane fans and rode a train to Mobile for the big showdown Tulane vs. Alabama with the SEC championship on the line. Certainly a game that would help decide who would win the conference. Tulane's all-world RB Eddie Price had a huge day, 100+ yards rushing and scored 3 TDs as Tulane prevailed 28-14. (Price played for the NY Giants in the NFL).

My Mom was quite the diligent photographer, snapping dozens of pics and then later writing details on the back of each photo explaining what it was, what it showed. Of course, there is a lot of personal value in these photos. Pictures of my YOUNG Dad enjoying a college football game. But, beyond the obvious personal family treasures these photos represent, these pics also show just how important sports are to us as a society, and how special college football is in particular.

I did not have time, unfortunately, to read the backs of each photo. My brother is a Tulane grad and I gave the photos to him to take back with him to Georgia, where he now lives. Anyway, the stadium was packed! I did not see a single empty seat. It was, of course, a small stadium by today's standards, probably about 25,000 max. I guess it's Ladd Stadium in Mobile....probably. (Just looked it up, it was Ladd Stadium which opened in 1948).

I recall my Mom joking about their second date being a train ride to see a football game. She would say, see, we are big college football fans! I asked how comfortable were her parents allowing her to take a train ride with a fellow she had just met!? My Mom was 18 at the time. Oh...they were worried, but trusted my Dad to be a perfect gentleman.

Sorry for this sojourn into my family's history. Like most, ours was(is) a VERY big football-fan family! From high school, to college, to the Saints football was (is) a part of the fabric of our lives. It's the off season, so just thought I'd throw a little college football out there!
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Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:09:03 GMThttp://footballscoop.com/news/ncaa-proposing-treat-fair-catches-touchbacks-kickoffs/
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The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday proposed altering the game’s kickoff rules to allow the receiving team to fair catch the kick inside the 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback. ...http://footballscoop.com/news/ncaa-p...acks-kickoffs/

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The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday proposed altering the game’s kickoff rules to allow the receiving team to fair catch the kick inside the 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback.

The committee made the proposal to address player safety on the kickoff and to address tactics that attempt to pin the receiving team close to its goal line. All other aspects of the kickoff play will remain the same.

Other proposed changes:
- ban blocks below the waist > 5 yards past line of scrimmage
- pace of play - 40 second play clock after a TD (for XP). Also 40 second play clock after KO for 1st down.
- The addition of a 10-second runoff was approved when instant replay overturns the ruling on the field inside of one minute in either half and the correct ruling would not have stopped the game clock.
- The committee approved the continuation of a collaborative instant-replay decision-making model that is not limited to the press box in the stadium.
- Leaping rules on field goals and extra points were adjusted to mirror similar rules dealing with leaping the shield on punting plays. It is illegal to leap over the frame of the body of an opponent.
- On successful field goals, penalty enforcement will be the same as on made extra points. Namely, all personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct fouls by the defending team will have the option to be enforced on the ensuing kickoff.
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Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:56:46 GMTLots of advanced metrics, if that's your thing. These are usually very good.

Discuss it here.
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Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:38:32 GMTBleedTechBlue‏Verified account @BleedTechBlue
As previously reported on http://BleedTechBlue.com this morning, Brian Gamble will be named the new LB Coach at Louisiana Tech. Gamble played LB at Texas A&M & has been the DC at Incarnate Word since 2012. #HBTDpic.twitter.com/q2fnmNgklg

http://www.cardinalathletics.com/coa...&path=football
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Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:24:57 GMTThe Bulldogs will kick off spring practice on March 9.
The Spring Game will be on April 14.
Image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWhKp8GW0AIeyhn.jpg:largeThe Bulldogs will kick off spring practice on March 9.

The Spring Game will be on April 14.

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Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:38:01 GMT1st it was basketball. Now football